Less than two years have passed since Apple released the iPad, the wildly popular tablet PC. Users of the iPad have downloaded 3 billion applications, almost 10 times the number downloaded by Android tablets. Research firm estimates one in five iOS apps downloaded to iPad Contrary to popular belief, Apple

According to a current report, more than 1 billion apps were downloaded worldwide during the last week of 2011. That is an all-time record. Apps explosion The Flurry Analytics report, released Monday, combines totals from Apple’s App Store and Google’s Android Market. The report showed a record-breaking 1.2 billion app

Popular Android app developer Evernote Corporation has provided desktop and mobile device users with the ability to easily capture text, sound and images for later review. One of Evernote’s latest Android app creations, Skitch, has proven exceedingly popular. Since its release three-and-a-half months ago, Skitch for Android has been downloaded

On Thursday, Dec. 8, an app called YouMail was pulled from the Android app market. Google claims that the app was pulled at the request of T-Mobile. YouMail claims the company was never informed of the underlying problem. The YouMail app YouMail is a visual voicemail application made by Android

When Facebook released its mobile app for iPad in October, people got excited over the UI changes when compared with the already popular Facebook iPhone app. Very soon, Android users will have a Facebook update, and TechCrunch and Engadget are reporting that improvements will likely be quite similar. Facebook nav

The Entertainment Software Rating Board plans to rate mobile phone applications with its age-appropriate rating icons. The same icons are used to rate video games. Microsoft and five mobile operators have already subscribed to the service. However, Google and Apple have both decided to opt out. Apple and Google largest

When shopping for apps, always go for the genuine article. A few unscrupulous developers out there attempted to cash in with fake versions of popular apps like “Angry Birds,” charging money where developer Rovio Mobile Ltd. does not – at least not in the Android Market. Google has since removed

The Entertainment Software Rating Board will partner with the CTIA Wireless Trade Association to ensure that all mobile apps will be properly labeled for age groups. According to TechCrunch, a new system for rating mobile applications will debut on Nov. 29. Understanding the ESRB Since 1994, the non-profit, self-regulatory ESRB

Google TV is a smart TV software platform that was launched a year ago in Logitech and Sony hardware. However, the platform had many glitches and has not caught on significantly. A new update begins Oct. 30, and it promises to vastly improve the Google TV experience and make significantly